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St. Louis Region SCCA RallyXTue, 18 Dec 2018 03:38:22 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.92018 Event #9 Results Postedhttp://rallyx.stlscca.org/2018/11/19/2018-event-9-results-posted/
http://rallyx.stlscca.org/2018/11/19/2018-event-9-results-posted/#respondMon, 19 Nov 2018 05:02:04 +0000http://rallyx.stlscca.org/?p=1129This event was a cold one but, none the less, lots of fun was had and a lot of championship positions swapped places today. A huge thank you to everyone who attended today and who braved the cold temperatures to come out and have fun with us. the results for todays event can be found on the Results...

]]>This event was a cold one but, none the less, lots of fun was had and a lot of championship positions swapped places today. A huge thank you to everyone who attended today and who braved the cold temperatures to come out and have fun with us. the results for todays event can be found on the Results Page. If you want to see where you have placed in the championship so far, Head on over to the 2018 Championship Standings Page. See you all at the next event.

If you have any questions or notice any issues with the results please don’t hesitate to reach out to Juan Johnson at juanjoh77@gmail.com or via Facebook messenger and he will get back to you asap.

]]>http://rallyx.stlscca.org/2018/11/19/2018-event-9-results-posted/feed/02018 RallyX #8 Times are open for Scrutinizinghttp://rallyx.stlscca.org/2018/10/23/2018-rallyx-8-times-are-open-for-scrutinizing/
http://rallyx.stlscca.org/2018/10/23/2018-rallyx-8-times-are-open-for-scrutinizing/#respondTue, 23 Oct 2018 01:16:52 +0000http://rallyx.stlscca.org/?p=1117Due to the timing issues we had at the last even, many of the times were recorded and timed by hand so we are allowing our competitors to look at and contest the times they received between today 10/22/18 and Saturday 10/27/2018. If you have any questions or concerns about your times as they are shown...

]]>Due to the timing issues we had at the last even, many of the times were recorded and timed by hand so we are allowing our competitors to look at and contest the times they received between today 10/22/18 and Saturday 10/27/2018. If you have any questions or concerns about your times as they are shown on our Results Page, please reach out to Juan Johnson via Phone/text: 314-409-7974, email: juanjoh77@gmail.com, or Facebook messenger.

]]>http://rallyx.stlscca.org/2018/10/23/2018-rallyx-8-times-are-open-for-scrutinizing/feed/02018 Event #7 Results Postedhttp://rallyx.stlscca.org/2018/09/17/2018-event-7-results-posted/
http://rallyx.stlscca.org/2018/09/17/2018-event-7-results-posted/#respondMon, 17 Sep 2018 01:47:46 +0000http://rallyx.stlscca.org/?p=1108Despite some timing hiccups here and there we had another great event with 15 competitors on our new run order system. Future events will hopefully have a few more added runs based upon on how smoothly things went. We look forward to seeing all of you out at the next event. If you want to see...

]]>Despite some timing hiccups here and there we had another great event with 15 competitors on our new run order system. Future events will hopefully have a few more added runs based upon on how smoothly things went. We look forward to seeing all of you out at the next event. If you want to see where you stacked up head on over to the Results Page.

If you have any questions or notice any issues with the results please don’t hesitate to reach out to Juan Johnson at juanjoh77@gmail.com or via Facebook messenger and he will get back to you asap.

]]>http://rallyx.stlscca.org/2018/09/17/2018-event-7-results-posted/feed/02018 Event #6 Results Postedhttp://rallyx.stlscca.org/2018/08/13/2018-event-6-results-posted/
http://rallyx.stlscca.org/2018/08/13/2018-event-6-results-posted/#respondMon, 13 Aug 2018 00:00:34 +0000http://rallyx.stlscca.org/?p=1090We had an awesome turnout for this event! With about 23 competitors showing up, several region newcomers and novices, and a handful of spectators. Almost every class had a decent amount of competition and overall everyone had an awesome time. If you want to see where you stacked up head on over to the Results Page. If you...

]]>We had an awesome turnout for this event! With about 23 competitors showing up, several region newcomers and novices, and a handful of spectators. Almost every class had a decent amount of competition and overall everyone had an awesome time. If you want to see where you stacked up head on over to the Results Page.

If you have any questions or notice any issues please don’t hesitate to reach out to Juan Johnson at juanjoh77@gmail.com or via Facebook messenger and he will get back to you asap.

]]>http://rallyx.stlscca.org/2018/08/13/2018-event-6-results-posted/feed/02018 RallyX Event #5 “Summer Heat” CANCELLEDhttp://rallyx.stlscca.org/2018/07/15/2018-rallyx-event-5-summer-heat-cancelled/
http://rallyx.stlscca.org/2018/07/15/2018-rallyx-event-5-summer-heat-cancelled/#respondSun, 15 Jul 2018 01:21:18 +0000http://rallyx.stlscca.org/?p=1078 Unfortunately, due to some severe thunderstorms, the RallyX event chairs have decided that Event #5 will be canceled. There has been some minor flooding in some of the surrounding areas and the site location is not draining well. With more rain predicted for the evening and the possibility of on and off thunderstorms through...

Unfortunately, due to some severe thunderstorms, the RallyX event chairs have decided that Event #5 will be canceled. There has been some minor flooding in some of the surrounding areas and the site location is not draining well. With more rain predicted for the evening and the possibility of on and off thunderstorms through most of the morning, we want to make sure that we can preserve the field for future events and we don’t want to risk running an event that could end with vehicles getting stuck and needing recovery.

No one will be charged for this event and we will discuss the possibility of a reschedule over the next week. If anyone has any questions or further concerns please feel free to contact Juan Johnson at juanjoh77@gmail.com and we will do our best to get back to you asap.

We apologize for the inconvenience and we hope to see you all at the next event.

]]>http://rallyx.stlscca.org/2018/07/15/2018-rallyx-event-5-summer-heat-cancelled/feed/02018 RallyX Committee Meeting #5 Noteshttp://rallyx.stlscca.org/2018/07/13/2018-rallyx-committee-meeting-5-notes/
http://rallyx.stlscca.org/2018/07/13/2018-rallyx-committee-meeting-5-notes/#respondFri, 13 Jul 2018 04:00:25 +0000http://rallyx.stlscca.org/?p=1073Below are the main talking points of the last RallyX committee meeting. Most of the discussion focused on points of improvement for the next event as well as some procedural changes that we will make for future RallyX events. Date: 7/7/2018 @ 5:00pm Madison rd. Entrance will be closed Starting 7/15/2018 Competitors will have to...

]]>Below are the main talking points of the last RallyX committee meeting. Most of the discussion focused on points of improvement for the next event as well as some procedural changes that we will make for future RallyX events.

Date: 7/7/2018 @ 5:00pm

Madison rd. Entrance will be closed

Starting 7/15/2018

Competitors will have to enter from the Big Bend rd. side of teh gravel road

Will help make it easier to keep track of people arriving on site and easier to funnel people where they need to go.

Finalize stocking the trailer

At the conclusion of this months event, we will Re-organize the trailer in a way that makes it easier to offload equipment in the order that we need it for future events.

More of the necessary equipment was moved from the storage unit to the trailer on the 10th

Getting a rental truck for the trailer

For the next RallyX event we will acquire a Uhaul rental truck to tow the trailer to and from gateway to ensure that Juan Johnson and Bobby Klich have a contingency for moving the trailer

For future events, this may not be necessary as per Item #4 of these notes

Jose got us a combination lock for trailer so we don’t need a key for rear door access

The combination lock will be given to us on Sunday by Jose so that at the conclusion of the event Sunday the trailer will no longer require a key to unlock.

Bus

The Bus’s Fuel pump has been sent off to be rebuilt so it is likely that the Bus will be down for repairs for the next 2 events, but following events for this season will likely have access to the bus which will also be able to tow the trailer

Discussed the need for a proper checklist to make sure that the bus is properly maintained by our branch of the SCCA

Things to fix for next event

Get portapotty in 3 month increments

Bobby Klich will look into renting a trailer portapotty for a longer period of time to help lower our season costs

If we get a trailered portapotty we can tow it using a Uhaul if need be based upon what we are quoted

Signage/direction

Signs need to go down before hand

We have many signs needed to properly direct people to the right locations on the day of the event

Stands need to be acquired for some of our signage so we will look into getting what we need for the next event to make locations and directions more clear and eliminate the need for someone to micro manage people as much

We need a Tech, and Grid sign

Auger bit

Steve slotten will look into getting a small auger bit so that we can easily place signs even when the ground is dry and hard.

A sign will be made/purchase that informs anyone who arrives that they must sign the waiver in order to enter our event location

We have officially gotten permission from the City of Madison to close off 1 side of the gravel road to make sure that all traffic comes from 1 direction

The side closes to big bend rd will now serve as the only entrance to our event to help control through traffic

Trailer signage

Bobby Klich is going to look into making/buying a large whiteboard that we can use to displace important information (schedules, run orders, etc…) on the side of the trailer

Important insurance, run/work order information, as well as anything else that would be important to competitors, will be posted on the side of the trailer

]]>http://rallyx.stlscca.org/2018/07/13/2018-rallyx-committee-meeting-5-notes/feed/02018 Event #4 Results Postedhttp://rallyx.stlscca.org/2018/06/25/2018-event-4-results-posted/
http://rallyx.stlscca.org/2018/06/25/2018-event-4-results-posted/#respondMon, 25 Jun 2018 00:27:43 +0000http://rallyx.stlscca.org/?p=1069After another fairly smooth event, we managed to squeeze in 8 runs per racer this event. The course itself was very high speed and technical which lead to a lot of competition between classes so if you want to Find out how you stacked up again the other people out there today head on over to the...

]]>After another fairly smooth event, we managed to squeeze in 8 runs per racer this event. The course itself was very high speed and technical which lead to a lot of competition between classes so if you want to Find out how you stacked up again the other people out there today head on over to the Results Page.

If you have any questions or notice any issues please don’t hesitate to reach out to Juan Johnson at juanjoh77@gmail.com or via Facebook messenger and he will get back to you asap.

]]>http://rallyx.stlscca.org/2018/06/25/2018-event-4-results-posted/feed/02018 RallyX Committee Meeting #4 Noteshttp://rallyx.stlscca.org/2018/06/21/2018-rallyx-committee-meeting-4-notes/
http://rallyx.stlscca.org/2018/06/21/2018-rallyx-committee-meeting-4-notes/#respondThu, 21 Jun 2018 01:19:33 +0000http://rallyx.stlscca.org/?p=1057Below are the main talking points of the June event Committee meeting. This week we got to address some major concerns about the last event as well as talked about some business procedure changes for the future. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Juan Johnson at his contact info listed on the Contact...

]]>Below are the main talking points of the June event Committee meeting. This week we got to address some major concerns about the last event as well as talked about some business procedure changes for the future. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Juan Johnson at his contact info listed on the Contact Us Page.

Date: 6/16/18 @ 4:00pm

Trailer stuff

How are we going to move it consistently?

Between Calvin Cooper and Bryan Eplett, we have 2 possible tow vehicles until the bus returns

Where does it live

We have confirmed that the trailer can live at Gateway motorsports for regular events that close before end of business day for Gateway.

If gateway is closed a storage location will be chosen between Bobby Klich’s house or Calvin Cooper’s house

Stickers/decals for it

For the time being, we have decided against putting decals on the trailer to discourage possible theft, but more discussions may come if there are issues with identifying it at gateway.

Equipment we can load into the trailer

Leave 50 cones in the storage unit

Leave 3 tents at least but take the rest

Fire extinguishers

Take 5 or 6 and leave the rest for Club Racing

Water

take half of the water in the unit

Coolers

Red coolers are ours

blue ones on wheels belong to PDX

Signs

Take the RallyX related signs but leave the rest

Weights? (will have to ask if pdx needs)

The weights are for calibrating the scales so they are to be left alone

Paperwork maybe

Look into keeping copies of all the paperwork in the trailer

Bus updates

The bus will not be available for the next event because it is currently waiting for parts

Jon Fugina has offered to be a colling station when available if any competitors or spectators need to escape from the heat in the Bus’s absence

Last event

Pros

Registration/payment smoother despite delays

0 Timing issues

Helmet tracking was better (partially because less were needed)

Less course repairs needed

Solid turn out

Lots of interest for future night events

Cons

Delays

equipment/supplies arrived late

Make sure mission critical equipment is with Juan or bobby

Timing and paperwork will be exchanged the day before either at event set up or sometime later in the day

Confusion on the night course

Shorten/simplify future night courses

We will also look into reflective tape/stickers for all of our cones for future night events

Complaints

Price listing discrepancy

All literature has since been double checked and future communications can encourage errors to be called out

Process for handling pricing issues/confusion

SCCA policies on pricing discrepancies is to give mis listed price

In the future we will try to keep all price listing to 1 or 2 locations so that there is no room for confusion/typos

address best practices to make sure the communication in the future is more clear

Dnf questions

Got 2 or 3 people asking about DNFs

New system for logging DNFs so questions can be answered

We will now require written notes as to the cause of a DNF

Radio issues

See if we can identify specific problem radios

Newer and stronger radios have been purchased and we will be replacing all of our old radios so that should resolve the issues

we will move to a 3 radio group system

safety

course

paddock/event management

Hotspot issues

Wifi hotspot was not connected

Make sure its activated a week ahead of time for safety net

Driver’s meeting lacked clarification

Cone questions

Juan Johnson will go through the SCCA Drivers meeting guide to make a more too the book meeting

Separate drivers meeting for novices before the main meeting

What groups were running the second half of the day

Should probably decide ahead of time for next event

Rule book reading

We should all brush up on it

Need to refer to it at events more often

Software updates

Can now import registration straight from motorsportsreg so can be done the morning before the event in 5 minutes

Train someone as back up timing person

Erin Blair and Bill Headrick will be trained to use the timing hardware for that Juan Johnson can spend more time focusing on running the event

O’Reilys discount

Discount is in place but things have not been fully finalized yet

Next event

Set up day

6/23/2018

Will probably need to focus on keeping people cool for next 2 events

Bill make sure to have water and Ice

Jon Fugina, Bobby Klich, and others offered their car up for cool down if need be

New location for Committee meetings

Next Committee Meeting will be hosted at (next meeting will determine if that is the permanent location)

]]>http://rallyx.stlscca.org/2018/06/21/2018-rallyx-committee-meeting-4-notes/feed/02018 Event #3 Results Postedhttp://rallyx.stlscca.org/2018/05/13/2018-event-3-results-posted/
http://rallyx.stlscca.org/2018/05/13/2018-event-3-results-posted/#respondSun, 13 May 2018 20:06:34 +0000http://rallyx.stlscca.org/?p=999After a bit of a late start, the second event of the year ran fairly smoothly and proved to be a lot of fun, especially once the night stages rolled through. We had around 24 competitors in a variety of different classes come out to compete and a lot of changes in terms of competitiveness. We will...

]]>After a bit of a late start, the second event of the year ran fairly smoothly and proved to be a lot of fun, especially once the night stages rolled through. We had around 24 competitors in a variety of different classes come out to compete and a lot of changes in terms of competitiveness. We will have the Championship points updated later today, but in the meantime, you can check out the results of the event on the Results Page of our site. If you have any questions or notice any issues please don’t hesitate to reach out to Juan Johnson at juanjoh77@gmail.com or via Facebook messenger and he will get back to you asap.

]]>http://rallyx.stlscca.org/2018/05/13/2018-event-3-results-posted/feed/02018 RallyX Committee Meeting #3 Noteshttp://rallyx.stlscca.org/2018/04/30/2018-rallyx-committee-meeting-3-notes/
http://rallyx.stlscca.org/2018/04/30/2018-rallyx-committee-meeting-3-notes/#respondMon, 30 Apr 2018 12:44:43 +0000http://rallyx.stlscca.org/?p=990Below are the main talking points of the May event Committee meeting. This weeks meeting was fairly short due to our cancelled event so it should be a pretty quick read. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Juan Johnson at his contact info listed on the Contact Us Page. Date: 4/28/18 @ 4:00pm...

]]>Below are the main talking points of the May event Committee meeting. This weeks meeting was fairly short due to our cancelled event so it should be a pretty quick read. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Juan Johnson at his contact info listed on the Contact Us Page.

Date: 4/28/18 @ 4:00pm

Course Setup

Discussed setting up the course the morning of the event Saturday from 8am-12:30am. We plan to utilize area near the radio tower.

Need to pick up cones from the storage locker at Gateway Motorsports Park.

We still do not have access to new trailer or the bus.

Discuss classing with a few competitors.

Trophy Truck needs to be switched to Open from Modified Rear wheel drive due to rules explicitly stating that the door much actually function as per Section 3.2-E-#-D-page17 of the RallyX Official Rulebook

Discussed possibility of “rock crawler truck” entering. The truck does not fit any current classes due to it’d V8 motor and as a result, does not qualify for any of our current classes which makes it a safety concern.

Dan Kuhn has been notified that his car has been changed from stock to modified front wheel drive due to the cowl on his hood as per Sec. 3.2-C-4-a-page 11 of the RallyX Official Rulebook